China rounds up disgruntled petitioners

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Beijing - China's police rounded up "thousands" of people who came to Beijing to air their grievances in the past week and herded them to a stadium and gymnasium in the city's outskirts, sources said on Tuesday.

The police action came as the ongoing National People's Congress (NPC), China's parliament, prepared to add an amendment about respecting human rights in the state constitution.

Most of those who made their way to the capital wanted to file petitions to the central government after getting nowhere with local authorities.

Their primary concern appears to be requisitioning of land by local governments with little in the way of compensation.

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